Strut brace

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:30 pm

mikehowett wrote:
AKs_SlickPolo wrote:I bought a Seat sport one - directly from Seat Dealers. in terms of length and everything its perfect, but I think the ECU might be in the way. How come yours didn't fit?
It would have meant removing the ECU to fit it and I didn't want the hassle of doing that.

Do you have to get the Seat ones from a dealer or can you order one from VAG parts?

I'm concerned about that part too but I'm sure i read somewhere that you can just loosen it and fit the brace and that's not the ECU. i believe that's something to do with the air con.

AKs_SlickPolo · Post by **AKs_SlickPolo** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:56 pm

Don't think that would be something to do with the aircon, as I don't have it and i have aircon. Bit vague

but something to do with diesels, as ive seen it in nearly all VAG diesels: Ibiza MK4's, and the Fabia

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:58 pm

AKs_SlickPolo wrote:Don't think that would be something to do with the aircon, as I don't have it and i have aircon. Bit vague but something to do with diesels, as ive seen it in nearly all VAG diesels: Ibiza MK4's, and the Fabia

Where's the ECU located in the petrol engines?

AKs_SlickPolo · Post by **AKs_SlickPolo** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:13 pm

mikehowett wrote:
AKs_SlickPolo wrote:Don't think that would be something to do with the aircon, as I don't have it and i have aircon. Bit vague but something to do with diesels, as ive seen it in nearly all VAG diesels: Ibiza MK4's, and the Fabia
Where's the ECU located in the petrol engines?

Circled red is where the 1.4 16v petrol one is, but mines a little larger and has a big bulky cover on it

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:13 am

I'm concerned about that part too but I'm sure i read somewhere that you can just loosen it and fit the brace and that's not the ECU. i believe that's something to do with the air con

i think that has something to do with fuel tank vapours (evap system is what vag call it i think)

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:23 am

Anyone know the easiest way to fit a strut brace with that evap thing in the way, or easiest way to loosen it?

LowLife · Post by **LowLife** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:33 am

AKs_SlickPolo wrote:VagParts may be able to get one, but its not expensive at the dealers, i picked it up for Â£45. Lowlife, do you mean the diesel engine ECU? Mines located at the top of the bulkhead, not on the top mount strut.

wasn't the ECU we disconnected was the part with VW AC written on it sitting on the left mount strut (my mistake

)

could it be it has something to do with climatronic???
(since you have regular AC and don't have it)

anyway whatever it is, we just loosened it and unplugged it to install the strutbrace.
after the strutbrace was fitted we plugged it in again without any consequences

AKs_SlickPolo · Post by **AKs_SlickPolo** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:47 am

LowLife wrote:
AKs_SlickPolo wrote:VagParts may be able to get one, but its not expensive at the dealers, i picked it up for Â£45. Lowlife, do you mean the diesel engine ECU? Mines located at the top of the bulkhead, not on the top mount strut.
wasn't the ECU we disconnected was the part with VW AC written on it sitting on the left mount strut (my mistake )

could it be it has something to do with climatronic???
(since you have regular AC and don't have it)

anyway whatever it is, we just loosened it and unplugged it to install the strutbrace.
after the strutbrace was fitted we plugged it in again without any consequences

Might be for climatronic but may be for the fuel tank vapours as Ceedubya says

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:13 am

I dont have climatronic so i'd say cee... is correct and saying its the evap

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:35 pm

just picked my strut brace up from Seat so will let you know how i get on. It comes with fitting instructions which i'll scan in and post too.

jmv · Post by **jmv** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:46 pm

the ECU is in the same place on all polo's (behind the airbox).

the other box on the drivers side only needs to be loosened for a strut brace anyway (if the strut brace has open ends)

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:11 pm

dino wrote:just picked my strut brace up from Seat so will let you know how i get on. It comes with fitting instructions which i'll scan in and post too.

Did you fit it today Dino? Also, could you give me the part number if it has one? Thanks!

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:10 pm

Gonna fit it tomorrow,

Part No is - 6L0071710

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:05 pm

dino wrote:Gonna fit it tomorrow,

Part No is - 6L0071710

Thanks mate, will decide to order one based on your experience tomorrow!

AKs_SlickPolo · Post by **AKs_SlickPolo** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:08 pm

Got mine today, but had to give it back. Despite giving him the correct part number, (same as yours for the Ibiza) the dealer ordered a Seat Leon one

. Therefore I get mines next week now